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MLB The Show 16 Player Ratings - Top Players at Each Position

09:23 PM - March 10, 2016 by Steve_OS

The developer team has revealed the top MLB The Show 16 player ratings at each position. Check them out here.

Below are the top players in the game.

Mike Trout - 99 Overall
Clayton Kershaw - 99 Overall
Bryce Harper - 97 Overall
Josh Donaldson - 96 Overall
Miguel Cabrera - 96 Overall
Paul Goldschmidt - 96 Overall
Max Scherzer - 95 Overall
Jake Arrieta -95 Overall
Zack Greinke - 95 Overall
Manny Machado - 94 Overall
David Price - 94 Overall
Chris Sale - 94 Overall
Jose Altuve - 94 Overall
Matt Harvey - 94 Overall
Joey Votto - 94 Overall
Andrew McCutchen - 94 Overall
Buster Posey - 94 Overall
Wade Davis - 93 Overall
Felix Hernandez - 93 Overall
Jose Fernandez - 93 Overall
Giancarlo Stanton - 93 Overall
Jacob deGrom - 93 Overall
Nolan Arenado - 93 Overall
Kenley Jansen - 93 Overall
Madison Bumgarner - 93 Overall
Craig Kimbrel - 93 Overall
Troy Tulowitzki - 93 Overall

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Member Comments

# 21 MrOldboy @ 03/11/16 02:43 AM

I do still wish they would scale the ratings more so we could see the extremes. Up the 99 rated pitch velocity to top out at 104 (an not just when you throw high fastballs) and have the slowest fastball in the MLB be 0.

Has anyone timed different run speed ratings from home to first? I'd be curious as to how the current (MLB 15) ratings translate to in game speed. The difference between a 99 and 0 should be basically this http://m.mlb.com/news/article/165096...speed-rankings

Top tier guys like Burns, Gordon and Hamilton at 3.9s (98-99 rated) and the low tier guys like Pujols and Ramos at 4.9s (0-1 rated). It might look weird to see Pujols with a 0 speed rating, but that is how I'd like to see the ratings. The top guy in that rating is a 99 and the lowest is a 0. This is a poor example due to handedness (right handed hitters are always slower to first), but you get the point. I want the slowest guy in the league a 0 and the fastest 99.

# 22 CSUFresnoClassof2011 @ 03/11/16 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TattooedEvil


	Sooooo Corey Seager just got his cherry popped and is the same as Simmons?? hmmm ok. Also, apparently being made of glass is the way to be the top SS....Correa and Crawford should be the top 2. Tulo's durability better be a 24.

Crawford is pretty low to me after last season. His glove has been great Since he came into the league. His bat finally caught up. Hitting 21 home runs while playing at AT&T is impressive especially for a shortstop.

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# 23 Threeebs @ 03/11/16 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by CSUFresnoClassof2011


	Crawford is pretty low to me after last season. His glove has been great Since he came into the league. His bat finally caught up. Hitting 21 home runs while playing at AT&T is impressive especially for a shortstop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The peripheral numbers show that his offensive numbers were pretty fluky last season. That's why you saw his batting average plummet in the second half when his BABIP finally normalized.

Kind of seems like ratings are a bit too high for a number of guys, especially Corey Seager. I know we shouldn't get caught up to much into the OVR but that number also has a hand in determining where players max out so when there isn't that much room to grow for them...

# 24 underdog13 @ 03/11/16 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gagnon39


	Jon Lester the 18th ranked pitcher......... BWAHAHAHAHAHA.

Well yeah considering he had the 21st best era in the majors. Around 18th seems about right...

# 25 Dolenz @ 03/11/16 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TattooedEvil


	just gonna play devils advocate for 1 second...lets remember Keuchel plays in the AL and in a childs ballpark.

That's what I am saying, some other determination went into the ratings other than just the average of 3 years worth of stats. If I had to guess they are trying to project regression and docked Wainwright a few points for age.

# 26 zippy2212 @ 03/11/16 09:54 AM

In the past I don't think they weighted all 3 years evenly. The previous season was like 50% and then 25, 25 or something like that. It explains why someone like Arrieta and Keuchel are rated so much higher than a Wainwright. I'm not sure if they are still doing it that way though.

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# 27 Dolenz @ 03/11/16 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by zippy2212


	In the past I don't think they weighted all 3 years evenly. The previous season was like 50% and then 25, 25 or something like that. It explains why someone like Arrieta and Keuchel are rated so much higher than a Wainwright. I'm not sure if they are still doing it that way though. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

They said this year that the past three years were weight evenly this year. They also said that they would throw out years out where someone was obviously injured.

I am not making that big of deal out of it because Wainwright's rating is still good but it confuses me when his past 3 year stats are equal or better than those pitchers ranked higher. .

# 28 didi1 @ 03/11/16 11:04 AM

The past 3 years thing is kind of stupid. AJ Pollock was much better last season than McCutchen and is expected to put up the same numbers this season. David Peralta should undoubtedly be a top 10 LF/RF. He only led the NL in triples while hitting over .300 and driving in nearly 80 runs, and had a near .900 OPS. He also had a very solid rookie season, so it is not the first year he's done well.

# 29 Dolenz @ 03/11/16 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by didi1


	The past 3 years thing is kind of stupid. AJ Pollock was much better last season than McCutchen and is expected to put up the same numbers this season. David Peralta should undoubtedly be a top 10 LF/RF. He only led the NL in triples while hitting over .300 and driving in nearly 80 runs, and had a near .900 OPS. He also had a very solid rookie season, so it is not the first year he's done well.

I understand why they do it though, it is so that one anomalous season, good or bad, does not skew a players rating too much.

# 30 Blazzen @ 03/11/16 11:28 AM

Not a single Brave on the list. It's going to be a long year. Glad I can start from my saved Franchise from 2014 before they traded everyone away.

# 31 BrandH @ 03/11/16 11:48 AM

So 3 of the top 6 SS are guys who have barely played half a season? Doesn't that seem a little silly?

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# 32 underdog13 @ 03/11/16 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BrandH


	So 3 of the top 6 SS are guys who have barely played half a season? Doesn't that seem a little silly? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

No... There is tons of young talent at SS, who would you put ahead of them.

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# 33 BrandH @ 03/11/16 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	No... There is tons of young talent at SS, who would you put ahead of them. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Peralta and Iglesias could be above at least Seager. Seager will probably be better than them both but a guy with one month in the majors who the league hasn't even adjusted to yet shouldn't be top 5 yet.

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# 34 BrandH @ 03/11/16 12:00 PM

An example was last year. Iglesias was hitting around 360 the first 40 games of the year. I just think the sample size is too small right now.

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# 35 underdog13 @ 03/11/16 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BrandH


	Peralta and Iglesias could be above at least Seager. Seager will probably be better than them both but a guy with one month in the majors who the league hasn't even adjusted to yet shouldn't be top 5 yet. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I forgot about Peralta, I agree he should be up there, but SS ovr does weigh speed and fielding alot more than other postions.

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# 36 Speedy @ 03/11/16 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by extremeskins04


	Greg Stanton? Or Giancarlo Stanton?

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Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear


	Yeah, Madison Bumbarner is another typo.

I'm curious if this is a typo or a subtle jab by Steve.

Personally, I think he mispelt Clown Harper; IDK though...maybe that's just me.

# 37 tessl @ 03/11/16 12:27 PM

Having searched the thread to see if it has already been posted this a link to the stream in which the devs go through the ratings and give a slightly more detailed look than the screen captures.

https://www.twitch.tv/sonysandiegostudio/v/53624214

Fast forward to 1:32 of the video to see the ratings reveal.

# 38 Mercury112491 @ 03/11/16 02:12 PM

39 posts is a mega thread?

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# 39 Lisac @ 03/11/16 07:31 PM

JMO but I feel like no player should be ranked above a 95.
Everyone has flaws in their game and to be rated a 99 is insane.
Regardless SCEA always does a great job with ratings and the players I feel shouldn't be ranked as high I'll just adjust.
Great job as always Ramone and Co.

# 40 Balla Da Le Playa @ 03/11/16 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear


	Anyone else notice DISC is missing from these radial graphs?

yes. is this because discipline is less important than vision?

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